The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill

The basic principles of the Bill are as per international norms and seem adequate. Since the government is going to the sole operator in the immediate-, near- and even the medium-term, the legislation, with the proposed liability limits as interim figures (and some needed language changes in a few places), should be enacted at the earliest while discussions and debates on the more contentious issues, the liability limits in particular, can be carried on subsequently.

Keywords: India, Nuclear